Weird Stories of Strange Women

by

Christine Hart

A great collection of spooky short stories featuring women at various stages of their lives.

Weird Stories of Strange Women by Christine Hart is an enthralling collection of unusual, spooky tales featuring women at various stages of adulthood: maiden, mother, crone. These bite-sized stories are perfect for reading when you don’t have a lot of time to delve into longer works, and are so well written and self-contained, you’ll still come away satisfied from every entry. Hart provides four stories of varying lengths and plots for each phase of women’s adult lives, and each delivers an entertaining reading experience. 

While the maiden stories focus on younger protagonists and the mother tales, of course, feature women in their child-rearing era, the crone phase may be something of an oddity or unfamiliar to some readers. These stories tell of women in their middle or later years who have embarked on new independent lives, focused on themselves, having done their time as caretakers. I enjoyed all the stories, no matter the life phase they represented, though elements of some will resonate more with readers going through similar stages of life. “The Crystal Miners,” the first story in the book, and “Her Lunar Bloom” really gave me the shivers, though. 

I recommend WEIRD STORIES OF STRANGE WOMEN for readers of short stories with a spooky twist. 

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advance Review Copy from the author through Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tours.